Observed Signal · Oct 8, 2026 · Market Signal · Source: Perion · Impact: 2/5
Record political spend is rewriting the Q4 media playbook
Record political demand is reshaping the Q4 media landscape, creating new considerations for brands planning for the holiday season.
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Advertisers Shift Holiday Campaigns Earlier (Holiday Creep)
Advertisers are advancing holiday marketing into early fall — a trend dubbed “holiday creep” — to reach financially strained consumers who begin shopping earlier to spread costs. A Simpli.fi report cited by State of Streaming shows a roughly 24-fold spike in early holiday ad spending versus prior peaks. Brands are reallocating existing budgets to run awareness on channels like TV and YouTube in September and October while reserving conversion-focused spend (especially search) for November. The move is accelerating adoption of Connected TV (CTV) and shoppable ad formats (QR-driven creatives), with direct-response interactions up more than 50% year-over-year. Despite weak consumer sentiment surveys, overall ad-market projections for 2025 were revised upward to about $1.17 trillion, reflecting resilient ad demand across channels.
The holiday control room: how the best Q4 campaigns get managed, not just launched
The retailers who win this season aren't the ones with the best plan on September 1st. They're the ones whose campaigns are still learning and adjusting on December 23rd.
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